le Fauconnier
August 01, 2004
Serge is a childhood friend of Fred (de Kristine) and is a professional falconner. He trains falcons to hunt birds for humans. It seems that falconning is as old as bird eating itself. Hunters would (and still do) 'beat the rushes' - make lots of noise in order to flush out the game birds. Seeing the quail and pheasant au plein air, the falcons would swoop in for a nibble. This inspired someone to teach the falcons to give up their prey for a bit of luvvins and the security of knowing that the grits will just keep on coming. Don't you think that Serge looks a bit like a falcon?
debra at 02:15 PM August 1, 2004 | post to del.icio.us
